Santa Clara seeks input on proposed 49ers stadium (San Jose Mercury News) Tuesday is the day when anyone with concerns about traffic, noise, air pollution, Super Bowl blimps or any other environmental impact from a new 68,500-seat stadium can urge city officials to investigate. [News Source]

Santa Clara seeks input on proposed 49ers stadium (San Jose Mercury News) Tuesday is the day when anyone with concerns about traffic, noise, air pollution, Super Bowl blimps or any other environmental impact from a new 68,500-seat stadium can urge city officials to investigate. [News Source]

Energy crisis: a time bomb about to go nuclear. There are two critical reasons why we have to solve the energy crisis, and both reasons lead to the absolute annihilation of the human race. [News Source]

Aerosols, the ozone layer and VOCs. All consumer and most other aerosol products made or sold in the U.S. now use propellants -- such as hydrocarbons and compressed gases like nitrous oxide -- that do not deplete the ozone layer. [News Source]

Nuclear flaws. These are heady times for nuclear power advocates. The industry is on an unprecedented uptick as the world tries to lessen its reliance on globe-warming fossil fuels. [News Source]

No more smoking when kids in cars. On Monday, Maine will take one more step in protecting its citizens from secondhand smoke. [News Source]

Smoke ban in your home? The Lake County Housing Authority is considering banning smoking in public housing units, an unprecedented move in Illinois. [News Source]

Do the right thing. New Albany Mayor Doug England said that he's being pressured by some bar and restaurant owners to veto the smoking ban approved in a 5-4 vote by the City Council, Kentucky. [News Source]

No more smoking when kids in cars. On Monday, Maine will take one more step in protecting its citizens from secondhand smoke. [News Source]

Riverside County not big source of fine-air pollution. A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report found that Riverside County CA had the region's highest concentrations of harmful fine-particle pollution but generated far less of the airborne crud than Los Angeles County, which had cleaner air. [News Source]

The trains likely will be running. Plans to resurrect freight train service on an East Contra Costa rail line present a public policy dilemma for local and Bay Area officials. [News Source]